a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents swarming outside in A cold winter night. At least 100 people were killed, and the death toll was expected to drop rise.
Turkish authorities said at least 76 people people were killed and more Another 440 were injured in the earthquake, which was felt in 10 provinces in Southeast regions of Country.
Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Multiple cities on Both sides of the border. in one The earthquake hit Turkey citypulled dozens of pieces of Concrete and Twisted Metal. the people on the street Shouted up to others inside a partially destroyed apartment building, leaning dangerously.
It was the epicenter of the earthquake, which was felt by people as far away as Cairo in Pazardzhik district of Kahramanmaraş Province, north of the city of Gaziantep in a area About 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Syrian border.
on the Syrians side of On the border, the earthquake hit the crowded opposition control areas with About 4 million Syrians have been displaced from other regions of The country because of the long civil war. a lot of they live in dilapidated conditions with Little healthcare. killed at least 11 in one The town of Atma and many more They buried in Rubble Doctor in The town of Mohib Kaddour told The Associated Press by phone.
“We fear the deaths in “Hundreds,” Kaddour said, referring to the rebel-held northwest. “We are under a lot of pressure.”
on turkish sidethe area It has several large cities which are home to millions of Syrian refugees.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams Immediately “to the regions hit earthquake.
“We hope that we will overcome this disaster together soon like possible And with Less harm,” he wrote.
At least 6 aftershocks occurred, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu urged people Not to enter damaged buildings due to risks.
Our priority is to bring out people Trapped under destroyed buildings and taken to hospitals.
At least 130 buildings collapsed down in Governor Hulusi Sahin said that the neighboring Turkish province of Malatya was the epicenter. in Turkish city of Diyarbakir, at least 15 buildings collapsed. Rescue teams named for Silence, as they say for survivors in 11- Overthrow story building.
In northwest Syria, the opposition-affiliated Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in controlled by the rebels region He called it “catastrophic,” adding that entire buildings collapsed people Trapped under the rubble. civil defense urge people To evacuate buildings for assembly in open areas. It was the emergency rooms full of said Amjad Al-Rass, the president of Syrian American Medical Society.
The US Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep city and the provincial capital. It was centered at a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles), and a strong aftershock of magnitude 6.7 struck about 10 minutes later.
State of Syria media You mentioned that some buildings collapsed in Northern city of Aleppo and the middle city of protectors.
In Damascus, many buildings shook people gold down in the streets in afraid.
The earthquake shook the population in Lebanon is from a family that shakes buildings for about 40 seconds. many residents of Beirut left they homes And took to the streets or by car in Their cars are far from buildings.
The earthquake came as the Middle East region is witnessing a snow storm that is expected to continue until Thursday.
Turkish is sitting on summit of Major fault lines and are frequently shaken by earthquakes.
About 18,000 people were killed in powerful which earthquakes hit Northwest Turkey in 1999.
a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents swarming outside in A cold winter night. At least 100 people were killed, and the death toll was expected to drop rise.
Turkish authorities said at least 76 people people were killed and more Another 440 were injured in the earthquake, which was felt in 10 provinces in Southeast regions of Country.
Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Multiple cities on Both sides of the border. in one The earthquake hit Turkey citypulled dozens of pieces of Concrete and Twisted Metal. the people on the street Shouted up to others inside a partially destroyed apartment building, leaning dangerously.
It was the epicenter of the earthquake, which was felt by people as far away as Cairo in Pazardzhik district of Kahramanmaraş Province, north of the city of Gaziantep in a area About 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Syrian border.
on the Syrians side of On the border, the earthquake hit the crowded opposition control areas with About 4 million Syrians have been displaced from other regions of The country because of the long civil war. a lot of they live in dilapidated conditions with Little healthcare. killed at least 11 in one The town of Atma and many more They buried in Rubble Doctor in The town of Mohib Kaddour told The Associated Press by phone.
“We fear the deaths in “Hundreds,” Kaddour said, referring to the rebel-held northwest. “We are under a lot of pressure.”
on turkish sidethe area It has several large cities which are home to millions of Syrian refugees.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams Immediately “to the regions hit earthquake.
“We hope that we will overcome this disaster together soon like possible And with Less harm,” he wrote.
At least 6 aftershocks occurred, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu urged people Not to enter damaged buildings due to risks.
Our priority is to bring out people Trapped under destroyed buildings and taken to hospitals.
At least 130 buildings collapsed down in Governor Hulusi Sahin said that the neighboring Turkish province of Malatya was the epicenter. in Turkish city of Diyarbakir, at least 15 buildings collapsed. Rescue teams named for Silence, as they say for survivors in 11- Overthrow story building.
In northwest Syria, the opposition-affiliated Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in controlled by the rebels region He called it “catastrophic,” adding that entire buildings collapsed people Trapped under the rubble. civil defense urge people To evacuate buildings for assembly in open areas. It was the emergency rooms full of said Amjad Al-Rass, the president of Syrian American Medical Society.
The US Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep city and the provincial capital. It was centered at a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles), and a strong aftershock of magnitude 6.7 struck about 10 minutes later.
State of Syria media You mentioned that some buildings collapsed in Northern city of Aleppo and the middle city of protectors.
In Damascus, many buildings shook people gold down in the streets in afraid.
The earthquake shook the population in Lebanon is from a family that shakes buildings for about 40 seconds. many residents of Beirut left they homes And took to the streets or by car in Their cars are far from buildings.
The earthquake came as the Middle East region is witnessing a snow storm that is expected to continue until Thursday.
Turkish is sitting on summit of Major fault lines and are frequently shaken by earthquakes.
About 18,000 people were killed in powerful which earthquakes hit Northwest Turkey in 1999.